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USC 3 - UNCC 1

(Mark Whiltse - Sr. Defender USC - suffered a broken tibia -
undergoing surgery)

Gardner-Webb 1 vs Clemson 0

Oh god...horror for Wiltse

Was it a dirty tackle?

No it was not a dirty tackle, but Charlotte was very chippy in the second half after their keeper made a serious blunder on a ball played back to him from 40 yards away that he misplayed and it trickled in for a 2-0 USC advantage. In fact, with just under three minutes left, USC keeper Jimmy Maurer was upended in a hard tackle as he leaped to win a ball out of the air.

As for Wiltse, you knew it was bad when the Charlotte player came off the field with his face covered with both hands (i.e. Joe Theismann moment). As soon as Wiltse went down, teammates Danny Cates and Tyler Ruthven were waiving feverishly for medical personnel to come onto the pitch. Both teams showed a lot of respect and class for Wiltse as he was stretchered off the pitch.

Here's to a speedy and full recovery for Wiltse!

MEN'S SOCCER
Charleston 4:3 Coastal Carolina
Clemson 0:1 Gardner-Webb
East Tennessee State 2:2 Wofford
Furman 1:0 Presbyterian
NC State 3:1 Winthrop
South Carolina 3:1 Charlotte
USC Upstate 1:2 Georgia State

I've heard that Wiltse is out for 8 months...

I was at the game ans saw the play. it was not dirty as it was just two players going hard after a 50:50 ball. It was easy to tell Mark was in a lot of pain lying on the pitch. It looked as if the injury took some steam out of the USC players. They were on their heels the rest of the game, seemed to just playing defense. The UNCC own goal was a goalie's (and goalie's parent) worst nightmare. Nice win for USC.

Men’s Soccer Senior Defender Mark Wiltse Out For The Year COLUMBIA, S.C. – University of South Carolina men’s soccer coach Mark Berson announced today that senior defender Mark Wiltse, who was injured in the Gamecocks’ 3-1 victory over Charlotte on Tuesday evening, is out for the year with a broken right lower leg. During his career at South Carolina, Wiltse has contributed two goals and two assists. Wiltse will be eligible for a medical hardship. Wiltse has started 52 of his 53 games played at South Carolina. The senior from Belle Meade, N.J., earned All-Conference USA Third Team honors in both 2007 and 2008, and was named to the 2006 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.